Category Archives: 804 Basketball

Class 6 All-State First Teamer Efrem Johnson of Western Branch (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Landstown, Western Branch and Oscar Smith land players on the VHSL Class 6 All-State teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In Class 6, Landstown had a solid season as the defending state champions. Oscar Smith had a good run, but it was Western…

Western Branch placed two on the VHSL Class 6 All-State teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In Class 6, Western Branch was the hope for 757 Basketball. Alas, both the boys and girls squads fell short of a state championship. Two Bruin Girls were selected for the All-State teams for the 2019-2020 season. The VHSL Class…

The VHSL tables a decision on Spring Sports until May by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Monday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced that K-12 students would not return to the classroom in the 2019-2020 academic year. That has the potential to shut down all athletics and activities for the remainder of the school year. The VHSL…

Jayden Epps goes to the hoop againt GW-Danville (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) King’s Fork rules the All-State teams with Jayden Epps and coach Rick Hite leading the way by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The basketball season may have been shortened by one game, but for the 757 that has meant two state champions in the same class.…

The VHSL will explore options for Spring Sports now that K-12 schools are closed for the school year FROM A PRESS RELEASE BY THE VHSL Virginia Governor Ralph Northam declared all schools in the Commonwealth closed for the remainder of year in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Because of this, all VHSL spring sports and…

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (Video Still) Governor Ralph Northam announces the closure of all K-12 schools in the Commonwealth by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In a public announcement on Monday at 2:00 p.m., Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced that all K-12 schools in Virginia will remain closed. This effectively ends the 2019-20 school year. This…

Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757 St. Paul VI, the Steward School and Veritas take top honors with the VISAA All-State Girls teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The VISAA All-State teams are in and they’re dominated by the champions of each division. Unlike the VHSL, VISAA was able to finish their state championship games before concerns over the…

Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757 St. Paul VI, the Steward School and Veritas take top honors with the VISAA All-State Girls teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The VISAA All-State teams are in and they’re dominated by the champions of each division. Unlike the VHSL, VISAA was able to finish their state championship games before concerns over the…

Due to Coronavirus, NCAA institutes a ban on in-person recruiting until April 15 by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Effective prior to this past weekend, the NCAA instituted a ban of in-person recruiting for Division I and II. This creates a dead period that will run until April 15. Division I Council Coordination Committee bans in-person recruiting:…

Landstown PG Donald Hand, Jr. (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Donald Hand, Jr. is the Region 6A Boys Player of the Year by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The VHSL’s Region 6A is a bit unusual. While Northern Virginia has three regions to themselves, all of the other Class 6 schools in the state are placed in the region.…